The U.S. Virgin Islands become the next nation in the Caribbean to say yes to the plant!
The country voted to legalize marijuana recently.
Per MjbizDaily
U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. has given a new medical marijuana law his stamp of approval, making the territory the latest Caribbean jurisdiction to open its doors to cannabis businesses and potential new tourism opportunities.
The move has been years in the making, with voters having favored medical cannabis in a 2014 referendum.
An Office of Cannabis Regulation (OCR) will be established within the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs.
The OCR will publish rules within four months, and the issuance of licenses will start three months after that.
The law, known as the Medical Cannabis Patient Care Act (MCPCA), will also create a new medical cannabis tourism industry by allowing patients from states and countries with regulated markets to access Virgin Islands medical cannabis for a fee and, according to the statute, “allow non-cannabis patients worldwide to visit the Virgin Islands and receive cannabis therapy as part of an in-patient program.”
U.S. Virgin Islands join Guam and Puerto Rico as U.S. terroritories to allow MMJ.
Cannatourism is another product of the cannabis industry that is poised to become a big money maker. Our friend Tangynika stopped by the podcast to speak about her work in Jamaica and cannatourism. Watch our interview below.